MONDAY, OCT 29

Due to water shutoff we will open late on Monday, October 29th, at 10am. WE WILL OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND TO STAFF AT 10 AM. We believe that this will allow enough time for the utilities to be hooked up and operational, as required for a public building to be open. Children’s program attendees are being notified. Questions, please let me know. Sheree

EMERGENCY DRAWER

All of the items once contained in the emergency drawer located in the staff work room have been placed in a green container. The container is located on top of the file cabinet next to the Hinckley water. There is another emergency container located in the paper room between the laminator and duplicator.

CONSTRUCTION UPDATE - PARKING

Good news…. We are moving into Phase 2 of our construction!!!!!! One step closer to a gorgeous new building. Now for the down and dirty….. The new parking lot will be open for the staff and public on Monday morning Oct 22. Patti will change the outside sign in the morning with the simple phrase…. ENTER HERE. Our old east driveway will be open for construction traffic only. Signs will be posted DO NOT ENTER and yes, people will go in but they’ll be stopped with all the trucks in the way. The construction people will begin tearing up the old parking lot on Monday morning which means the front doors will be closed. These door are to remain locked. We are putting a huge sign across the inside doors telling people the doors are closed please use the west side door. Barricades will be up all over the site to prevent patrons from going where they shouldn’t. The west side door is now our entrance so that door has to be unlocked every morning. The east side door must be kept locked and there will be caution tape placed across it. NO ONE IS TO EXIT OR EVEN LOOK OUT THAT DOOR. There will be a deep trench…. 5 ft. or deeper right there. Lastly, staff is to park in the new parking lot, using the western most row that is adjacent to the township office. If you have any questions, please ask Sheree or Sara. This all may be a bit confusing at first but eat chocolate!!!!! As soon as we get this down pat, it’ll change. As always, thanks for your patience, your cooperation but most of all for your support…. Ultimately, we will have a bright and shiny place to work! You are going to love it! Thanks, Sara

IMPORTANT CHANGE WITH THE JUVENILE AWARD BOOKS

THE AWARD BOOKS THAT HAVE “NOMINEES” EACH YEAR WILL ONLY HAVE THE CURRENT YEAR OF NOMINEES KEPT ON THE AWARD SHELF.

THE OLD NOMINEE YEARS WILL STILL HAVE THE LABELS ON THEM BUT WILL GO ON THE REGULAR SHELVES.

THIS INCLUDES: MONARCH, CAUDILL AND BLUESTEM WHICH WOULD HAVE NOMINEES FOR 2013 AND THE WINNERS FOR THE PAST YEARS.

CONSTRUCTION UPDATE 10-8-12

IMPORTANT UPDATE RE CONSTRUCTION ISSUES: 1. Wed thru Fri, Oct 10–12 trucks will be bringing in 150 loads of clay each day to fill the back construction area. The trucks will use the east entrance while patrons will be directed to use the west exit/entrance and use the south parking lot. This may get confusing - there will be a safety flagger directing traffic in addition to signs for safety. If you hear of ANY concerns/issues expressed please come directly to Sheree or Sara. 2. The new (striped) parking lot will be complete in mid-Oct. The west entrance will be permanently open for patron entry and parking. 3. STAFF PARKING WILL BE CHANGING SOON. We will notify you when you will no longer be required to park in Woodbine. As of this time, continue to use the Woodbine lot. 4. The full building permit has been received. 5. We will be relocating the mail box, the patron book drop and the postal box soon. They will be placed in permanent locations when the new addition is completed. 6. You will see color stickers being placed on desk tops, chairs, tables, etc. Please DO NOT remove these as they signify what is being reused, retained, etc. As decisions are made, we may have opportunities for staff to acquire items no longer in use. There will not be such a significant amount to proceed with an online auction. 7. We are still scheduled to be closed on Oct. 17. ComEd will start their work on the 16 with the power being shut off on the 17. Sara and Sheree will be the only staff in the building during part of that day for construction workers. 8. In reviewing some items with the architect we realized a savings of approx $20,000. While we would love to purchase everything new our reality is that we have to proceed conservatively and there are changes that can help the budget bottom line. 9. As of Oct. 17, phase 1 of the construction process will be complete! 10. Phase 2 includes the front excavation, demolition of front parking, basement dig-out, concrete walls, etc. to begin on Oct. 22 when ComEd finishes. As the new addition proceeds in phase 2, the walls and dust partitions will go up projected to be in place sometime in December. More details to follow.

Story Time and Wigs&Gigs schedule change

Registration for Story Times and Wiggles & Giggles will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, October 8th. Due to construction, the first session of Story Time will be on Monday, October 22. Also, the Hedgehog Hannah show has been cancelled. Every attempt has been made to inform the community. Signs are up at Old Town Hall. We will be hosting a drop in craft at the Library from 11 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Monday, October 8th so there is still something for patrons to look forward to. Thanks for keeping our patrons up to date on a couple of changes coming up related to Youth Services! Any questions? Please ask!

CONSTRUCTION UPDATE/CLOSING

1. We will be closed the entire day of Oct 17 as we have confirmation that ComEd will be switching our electrical service. 2. Please plan on working your regular schedule that week except for the 17th. 3. Currently the new parking lot asphalt is being laid and within the next couple of weeks, when this is completed, we will be relocating the patron entrance door and parking lot to the west side. More details and solid dates will be forthcoming. We will have library entrance signs created to help direct patrons. 4. A construction meeting is being held next Monday and we will have a timeline and more details for the phasing process. 5. When Phase 2 construction begins, staff will no longer have to park in Woodbine as a construction fence will encompass the front area of the addition. 6. Please continue to use Woodbine until I send you an official email providing the exact date for the switch. Thanks for being a great team. After Monday’s meeting I hope to give you more details. Questions – come see me or Sara. Sheree

CONSTRUCTION UPDATE

Dear Staff, As part of the construction project ComEd has to undertake work that will require one or more days of no power to the library. This time period is projected to begin Tuesday, Oct. 16 possibly through Friday, Oct. 19. We hope that this means one day of being closed but it could be up to four days. Important points to note: 1. When ComEd shuts the power down, the library cannot be legally open to public or staff. 2. These closed days are unpaid although you have the option of using personal/vacation time if you choose. 3. Hours closed due to construction cannot be made up. 4. This will not affect the Bookmobile service, it will be up and running. As this forced shutdown is beyond our control and we cannot predetermine if it will be one day closed or more, we will institute the “on call” process. This means that if the work is completed in one day you will be called to reassume the next days scheduled hours. We thank you in advance for your flexibility as we know this will occur at various times in the construction process. We will of course post signs and adjust our phone message to reflect the closing is due to construction work. Thanks for your understanding, this is a challenging time for all of us. Again the targeted date to begin this work is a week from Tuesday, Oct. 16, however we will confirm the exact date via another email. Please cancel or adjust programs that may be affected during that week. Thanks so much, Sheree

Driveway Update

The driveway entrance/exit will switch from the west drive to the east sometime in the middle of next week. The east drive will be gravel and stones. If you'd like to alert the patrons who come in, please do. This change will be in effect for approximately three weeks. At that time, the new expanded main drive will be opened with the new parking lot. Patrons will use this new lot however staff will continue to use Woodbine until we get a better grasp of the lot size and construction machinery.

If you have any questions, please ask and we'll get you the best answer we can. As always, thanks for your support and patience.

MOVING/CHANGES

All medical supplies are now in the bathroom cabinet. Also, any items that were on top of the bathroom cabinet are inside the cabinet. Posterboard and frames are in the back paper room. The menu book and coffee supplies are in the cabinet above the water cooler. Supplies continue to be moved out of the work room. Freebies are located on the work room table. There is also a staff raffle for a Cold Stone gift card.